Curtain fixture



June 17, 1941. w, KELLER 2,246,210

CURTAIN FIXTURE Filed March 16, 1939 W m ATTORNEY 5 Patented June 17, 1941 e A TES PA CURTAIN FEXTURE Illinois Application March 16, 1939, Serial No. 262,094

4 Claims.

The present invention relates to curtain fix tures of the type in which the outwardly springpressed heads at the ends of the fixture are equipped with shoes of rubber or other suitable material for frictional engagement with the guides at the sides of the curtain.

The purpose of the invention is to provide an improved head and shoe assembly in which the shoe is securely anchored to the head but can be readily removed and replaced in but a moments time without requiring the use of any tools.

While the foregoing statements are indicative in a general way of the nature of the invention, other more specific objects and advantages will be apparent to those skilled in the art upon a full understanding of the improved head and 1 shoe assembly.

A preferred embodiment of the invention is presented herein for the purpose of exemplification, but it will of course be appreciated that the invention is susceptible of embodiment in other structurally modified forms coming equally within the scope of the appended claims,

In the accompanying drawing:

Fig. 1 is a side view of the improved head and shoe assembly, with the shoe in its operative position;

Fig. 2 is a similar view, with the shoe partially removed;

Fig. 3 is another side view of the assembly, with the head shown in vertical section;

Fig. 4 is a horizontal section, taken on the line 4-4 of Fig. 3; and

Fig. 5 is an end view of the assembly.

The head and shoe assembly shown in the drawing includes an outwardly spring-pressed head H3 and a shoe H which is removably carried by the head. The head Ill-which is preferably of sheet metal construction-is a vertically elongated member of U-shaped cross section. The shoe I|which is made of rubber or other resilient material-is a vertically elongated member of solid rectangular cross section. The shoe II is a little wider than the head It and is provided on its back with a centrally arranged rib I2 and two projections it. The projections [3 are located near the ends of the shoe, beyond the ends of the rib l2, which spacing permits the ends of the shoe to be flexed outwardly without difficulty at the locations of the notches present between the projections l3 and the ends of the rib E2. The rib l2 fits snugly within the outwardly facing channel in the head and is provided at its base with oppositely disposed side grooves M. The grooves M are adapted to slid ingly receive inturned flanges l5 on the sides of the head 10, which flanges form a vertically extending guideway in the head in which the shoe may be moved vertically in being applied to or removed from the head.

When the shoe H is in its operative position on the head H), the projections I3 on the ends of the shoe abut against the ends N5 of the head and prevent any vertical movement of the shoe relative to the head. To remove the shoe it is merely necessary to bend back one of the ends of the same, as shown in Fig. 2, and slide the shoe out of the head. In the operative position of the shoe the ends of the latter assume the straightened out positions shown in Fig. 1, under the inherent resiliency of the rubber or other material of which the shoe is made, and engagement of the shoe flatly against the bottom of the guide at the side of the curtain insures the ends of the shoe being maintained in their straightened out positions while the device is in service. The end projections [3 on the back of the shoe are preferably a little wider than the ribl2, so as to abut over a fairly substantial area with the ends of the head as well as with the ends of the inturned flanges [5 on the sides of the head.

I claim:

1. In a curtain fixture, a vertically elongated head of U-shaped cross section which opens toward a guide with which it is adapted to coact, said head being provided with a vertically extending guideway, and a vertically elongated rubber shoe for the head having a rib at its back which is vertically slidable within said guideway in horizontally interlocked association with the latter, said shoe having a portion which in normal position abuts with a portion of the head and prevents vertical movement of the shoe relative to the head but which may be temporarily deflected to allow said vertical sliding movement during application or removal of the shoe.

2. In a curtain fixture, a vertically elongated head of U-shaped cross section which opens toward a guide with which it is adapted to coact, said head being provided with inturned side flanges, and a vertically elongated rubber shoe for the head having a relatively narrow rib at its back which is provided with side grooves for vertically sliding interlocked engagement with said flanges, said shoe having end portions which in normal position abut with end portions of the head and prevent vertical movement of the shoe relative to the head but which may be temporarily deflected to allow said vertical sliding movement during application or removal of the shoe.

3. In a curtain fixture, a vertically elongated head of U-shaped cross section which opens toward a guide with which it is-adapted to coact, said head being provided with inturned side flanges, and a vertically elongated rubber shoe for the head having a relatively narrow rib at its back which is provided. with side grooves for vertically sliding interlocked engagement with said flanges, said rib terminating short of the ends of the shoe, and said shoe being provided beyond the ends of the rib with end portions in vertically spaced relation to the ends of the rib, which end portions in normal position abut with end portions of the head and prevent vertical movement of the shoe relative to the head but which may be temporarily deflected to allow said movement during application or removal of the shoe.

4. In a curtain fixture, a vertically elongated head which is provided with a guideway, and a vertically elongated rubber shoe for the head having a portion at its back which is slidable within said guideway in horizontally interlocked association with the latter, said shoe having a portion which in normal position abuts with a portion of the head and prevents movement of the shoe relative to the head in the guideway but which may be temporarily deflected to allow said sliding movement during application or removal of the shoe.

WALTER E. KELLER. 

